Transactions of the Devonshire Association for the Advancement of Science, Literature and Art, Volume 25Devonshire Press, 1893 - Devon (England) List of members in each volume. |
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... town of Exeter , of which he was the first bishop . Although in many ways a man of mark , he was not an author ; but as a lover and a collector of books , the possessor of what was then regarded as a large private library , at a period ...
... town of Exeter , of which he was the first bishop . Although in many ways a man of mark , he was not an author ; but as a lover and a collector of books , the possessor of what was then regarded as a large private library , at a period ...
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... town , and represented it in Parliament . As a trader he made several voyages to Brazil and Guinea , in the reign of Henry VIII . , recorded by Hakluyt in " A briefe relation of two sundry voyages made by the worshipful M. William ...
... town , and represented it in Parliament . As a trader he made several voyages to Brazil and Guinea , in the reign of Henry VIII . , recorded by Hakluyt in " A briefe relation of two sundry voyages made by the worshipful M. William ...
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... towns , burnt many ships , and captured much treasure . It was during this voyage , that he is said to have seen the South Sea for the first time , from a high tree on the Isthmus of Darien . A full report of it was for the first time ...
... towns , burnt many ships , and captured much treasure . It was during this voyage , that he is said to have seen the South Sea for the first time , from a high tree on the Isthmus of Darien . A full report of it was for the first time ...
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... towns and shipping to an enormous extent . An account of the expedition appeared in A Summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drakes West Indian Voyage . Wherein were taken the Townes of Saint Iago , Sancto Domingo , Cartagena , and ...
... towns and shipping to an enormous extent . An account of the expedition appeared in A Summarie and true discourse of Sir Francis Drakes West Indian Voyage . Wherein were taken the Townes of Saint Iago , Sancto Domingo , Cartagena , and ...
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... Town Clerk of Barnstaple ( 1586-1608 ) , kept a journal of local occurrences , deaths , prices of food , and many matters of local interest . The greater portion of it was utilised by J. B. Gribble DR . BRUSHFIELD'S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ...
... Town Clerk of Barnstaple ( 1586-1608 ) , kept a journal of local occurrences , deaths , prices of food , and many matters of local interest . The greater portion of it was utilised by J. B. Gribble DR . BRUSHFIELD'S PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ...
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